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The Netherlands agrees to return more than 100 artifacts to Nigeria looted during colonial times

The Netherlands has agreed to return a collection of 119 artifacts to Nigeria, the latest objects to be sent back to their homelands as museums grapple with their colonial-era holdings

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Netherlands to Return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

"The Netherlands is returning the Benin Bronzes unconditionally, recognising that the objects were looted during the British attack on Benin City in 1897, and should have never en

The Jerusalem Post on MSN · 17h

Netherlands returns 119 Benin bronzes, redressing 1897 British expedition looting

In recent years, about 1,100 objects from German, Scottish, British, and French museums have been returned amid pressure over colonial-era acquisitions.

Pulse Nigeria on MSN · 21h

Nigeria to receive single-largest antiquities return of 119 Benin Bronzes from Netherlands

The European country made this known in a statement by its embassy in Abuja on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. The valuable artefacts were looted during the British invasion and ended up in a museum in the Netherlands,

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Sail Newport lecture to explore ‘African Heritage Mariners in Colonial Era’

Sail Newport’s Challenger Lecture Series is set to feature Keith Stokes on February 27 at 6 p.m. Stokes will present “African ...

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Colonial-era wigs were never part of Burkina Faso’s courtroom attire

Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online claiming Burkina Faso’s President Captain Ibrahim Traore has officially ...

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‘How to Build a Library’ Review: Compassionate but Uneven Documentary Tracks the Reinvention of a Colonial Era Library in Kenya

Their doc follows two Kenyan women as they try to transform a colonial era derelict library in downtown Nairobi. This humongous task demands patience, tenacity and a willingness to confront the ...

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